Apple drops out of talks to join OpenAI investment round
By Shivani Tanna (Reuters) – Apple has left negotiations to participate in an OpenAI funding round expected to raise about $6.5 billion, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday. The…
If your AI seems smarter, it’s thanks to smarter human trainers
By Supantha Mukherjee and Anna Tong STOCKHOLM/SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – In the early years, getting AI models like ChatGPT or its rival Cohere to spit out human-like responses required vast…
Meta readies AR glasses reveal at Connect event
By Katie Paul (Reuters) – Facebook owner Meta prepared on Wednesday to kick off its annual Connect conference at its California headquarters, where it is expected to preview its first…
Meet the Talent: Jieun Lim, CEO of HouseBuddy
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Meta’s AI chatbot to start speaking in the voices of Judi Dench, John Cena, others, source says
By Katie Paul NEW YORK – Facebook owner Meta Platforms is planning to announce this week that it has secured deals with actors including Judi Dench, Kristen Bell and John…
Microsoft deal propels Three Mile Island restart, with key permits still needed
By Laila Kearney, Mrinalika Roy and Sourasis Bose (Reuters) – Constellation Energy and Microsoft have signed a power deal to help resurrect a unit of the Three Mile Island nuclear…
T-Mobile forecasts adjusted free cash flow up to $19 billion in 2027
By Harshita Mary Varghese (Reuters) – T-Mobile said on Wednesday it expects adjusted free cash flow between $18 billion and $19 billion in 2027 as the telecom operator laid out…
OpenAI in talks to raise funds at $150 billion valuation
By Niket Nishant (Reuters) – AI heavyweight OpenAI is in talks to raise funds at a valuation of $150 billion, Bloomberg News reported on Wednesday, a move that would fortify…
OpenAI co-founder Sutskever’s new safety-focused AI startup SSI raises $1 billion
By Kenrick Cai, Krystal Hu, Anna Tong SAN FRANCISCO/NEW YORK – Safe Superintelligence (SSI), newly co-founded by OpenAI‘s former chief scientist Ilya Sutskever, has raised $1 billion in cash to…
Australia plans AI rules on human oversight, transparency
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s centre-left government said on Thursday it planned to introduce targeted artificial intelligence rules including human intervention and transparency amid a rapid rollout of…